OpenAI bans Russian, Iranian ChatGPT propaganda networks

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What happened

OpenAI said Thursday it shut down Russian and Iranian influence operations that used ChatGPT to create fake journalist personas and support a purported think tank spreading anti-Ukraine propaganda.

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  • Reported by France 24 and published Thu, 08 Oct 2026 23:42:32 UTC.

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  1. Russian guided missile kills 30 on packed Ukrainian city buses

  2. Mother of dead Russian anti-plague institute worker: 'I know the truth'

  3. Nvidia, Oracle, CoreWeave and other AI stocks sink on OpenAI revenue report

  4. Iranian protester hanged hours after marrying his imprisoned fiancée over jail phone line

  5. OpenAI bans Russian, Iranian ChatGPT propaganda networks

  6. Iran war live: Iranian media reports ‘massive explosions’ in Hormuz Strait

  7. OpenAI caught Russians and Iranians using ChatGPT for influence campaigns

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